metalworker

/ˈmetlwɜːkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmetlwɜːrkər/ (ame, ipa)

metalworker — noun

1. a person whose job or skill involves shaping, joining, or finishing objects made

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person whose job or skill involves shaping, joining, or finishing objects made from metal, such as tools, fences, gates, or decorative pieces

例句

At the workshop downtown, a metalworker shaped red-hot iron into a garden gate.

shaped [material] into [product]; typical collocation for metal forming

Piotr became a metalworker after learning to weld and solder at a local college.

became a [occupation] after learning to [skill]; career-entry pattern

同義詞
  • blacksmith

    specifically forges iron and steel, often shoeing horses; narrower in scope than metalworker

  • smith

    a broader historical term that appears in compounds (goldsmith, silversmith, coppersmith); can sound old-fashioned for modern industrial work

  • welder

    specialises in joining metal pieces with heat or pressure; a subset of metalworking skills

  • metal fabricator

    works with industrial machinery (cutting, bending, assembling) rather than hand-forging; common in factory settings

文法句型

a/an [adjective] metalworker

a metalworker who [verb]

用法筆記

Covers a wide range of specialities — blacksmithing, welding, sheet-metal fabrication, jewellery-making — so specifying the material or technique in context helps the listener understand the type of work.

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather was a blacksmith who made brass bowls and copper tools.
✅My grandfather was a metalworker who made brass bowls and copper tools.
💡A blacksmith traditionally works with iron or steel by heating and hammering; for other metals (brass, copper, silver), 'metalworker' or the specific compound (coppersmith, silversmith) is more accurate.